Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

During the course, you will dive into the world of nursing, where you will learn a diverse range of basic nursing skills as well as client interactions. You will learn how psychological factors affect the well-being and development of clients of different ages. During the course, you will acquire the skills to respond to the most common illness and accident situations requiring first aid.


After completing the course, the student

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Knows how to works as a primary nurse and knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Possesses basic knowledge related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Recognizes the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.


Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and recognizes changes in them.
• Knows how to observe/monitor and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR methods and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.

Psychology, 1 cr
• Understand the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Take into account the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

First aid, 1 cr
• Knows how to act independently based on evidence and give first aid in the most common illness and accident situations, taking into account the need for safety and emotional first aid.

Content (course unit)

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Primary nursing and the responsibility and principles of primary nursing.
• Aseptic and sustainable work in the nursing environment.
• Adherence to general cleanliness and orderliness during practice sessions.
• Considering and maintaining ergonomics for both the client and the nurse in nursing care.
• Acknowledging and addressing basic human needs.
• Rehabilitative nursing care as a method in daily activities.
• Finnish dietary recommendations.
• Recognizing and addressing the diversity of sexuality in nursing care and methods for discussing it.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.

Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Monitoring, measuring, and nursing assistance methods related to circulation, respiration, and temperature balance.
• ABCDE, NEWS and ISBAR methods in patient care and reporting.
• Pain assessment, the basics of pain and its management.
• Fundamentals of gas calculations.
• Guiding in various nursing situations.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.


Psychology, 1 cr
• Psychological reactions in crisis situations: illness, traumatic crises from the individual and community perspective.
• Health psychology in promoting client well-being: e.g. resilience, stress, state of alertness regulation, psychological self-regulation.
• Developmental psychology in promoting client well-being.

First aid, 1 cr
• Recognizing an emergency situation and alerting additional help.
• First aid for an unconscious person who has had a seizure.
• Basic CPR for children and adults, PPE-D (defibrillation).
• First aid for an accident patient.
• Mental first aid.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care and acting as a primary nurse.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Knows the basic information related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the fundamentals of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can recognize changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and secure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the meaning of ABCDE and NEWS methods and knows how to use them.
• Knows the basics of pain management.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.

Psychology: The Student
• Knows about the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Knows about the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows how to work according to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing and self-care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Has basic knowledge of patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic working methods in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing.
• Becomes skilled in guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can identify changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using basic nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management, such as pain monitoring, assessment, and basic pain management methods.
• Becomes skilled in face-to-face guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Psychology: The Student
• Can identify the link between psychological factors and client well-being
• Can identify issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Reflects on, justifies, and connects theoretical knowledge to practice.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Knows how to use various nursing assistance methods in problems related to adult thermoregulation and the respiratory and circulatory systems, and can justify their actions from a nursing perspective.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.

Psychology: The Student
• Recognize the link between psychological factors and client well-being in a variety of ways.
• Can identify a wide range of issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

First aid: pass/fail

Pass: The Student
• Can give evidence-based first aid on her/his own initiative in the most common cases of illnesses and accidents.
• Takes safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Considers the need for mental first aid.

Fail: The Student
• Is not able to give first aid on her/his own initiative.
• Is not able to validate the given first aid with evidence-based knowledge.
• Does not take safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Does not consider the need for mental first aid.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

During the course, you will dive into the world of nursing, where you will learn a diverse range of basic nursing skills as well as client interactions. You will learn how psychological factors affect the well-being and development of clients of different ages. During the course, you will acquire the skills to respond to the most common illness and accident situations requiring first aid.


After completing the course, the student

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Knows how to works as a primary nurse and knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Possesses basic knowledge related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Recognizes the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.


Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and recognizes changes in them.
• Knows how to observe/monitor and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR methods and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.

Psychology, 1 cr
• Understand the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Take into account the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

First aid, 1 cr
• Knows how to act independently based on evidence and give first aid in the most common illness and accident situations, taking into account the need for safety and emotional first aid.

Content (course unit)

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Primary nursing and the responsibility and principles of primary nursing.
• Aseptic and sustainable work in the nursing environment.
• Adherence to general cleanliness and orderliness during practice sessions.
• Considering and maintaining ergonomics for both the client and the nurse in nursing care.
• Acknowledging and addressing basic human needs.
• Rehabilitative nursing care as a method in daily activities.
• Finnish dietary recommendations.
• Recognizing and addressing the diversity of sexuality in nursing care and methods for discussing it.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.

Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Monitoring, measuring, and nursing assistance methods related to circulation, respiration, and temperature balance.
• ABCDE, NEWS and ISBAR methods in patient care and reporting.
• Pain assessment, the basics of pain and its management.
• Fundamentals of gas calculations.
• Guiding in various nursing situations.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.


Psychology, 1 cr
• Psychological reactions in crisis situations: illness, traumatic crises from the individual and community perspective.
• Health psychology in promoting client well-being: e.g. resilience, stress, state of alertness regulation, psychological self-regulation.
• Developmental psychology in promoting client well-being.

First aid, 1 cr
• Recognizing an emergency situation and alerting additional help.
• First aid for an unconscious person who has had a seizure.
• Basic CPR for children and adults, PPE-D (defibrillation).
• First aid for an accident patient.
• Mental first aid.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care and acting as a primary nurse.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Knows the basic information related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the fundamentals of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can recognize changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and secure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the meaning of ABCDE and NEWS methods and knows how to use them.
• Knows the basics of pain management.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.

Psychology: The Student
• Knows about the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Knows about the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows how to work according to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing and self-care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Has basic knowledge of patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic working methods in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing.
• Becomes skilled in guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can identify changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using basic nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management, such as pain monitoring, assessment, and basic pain management methods.
• Becomes skilled in face-to-face guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Psychology: The Student
• Can identify the link between psychological factors and client well-being
• Can identify issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Reflects on, justifies, and connects theoretical knowledge to practice.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Knows how to use various nursing assistance methods in problems related to adult thermoregulation and the respiratory and circulatory systems, and can justify their actions from a nursing perspective.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.

Psychology: The Student
• Recognize the link between psychological factors and client well-being in a variety of ways.
• Can identify a wide range of issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

First aid: pass/fail

Pass: The Student
• Can give evidence-based first aid on her/his own initiative in the most common cases of illnesses and accidents.
• Takes safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Considers the need for mental first aid.

Fail: The Student
• Is not able to give first aid on her/his own initiative.
• Is not able to validate the given first aid with evidence-based knowledge.
• Does not take safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Does not consider the need for mental first aid.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

During the course, you will dive into the world of nursing, where you will learn a diverse range of basic nursing skills as well as client interactions. You will learn how psychological factors affect the well-being and development of clients of different ages. During the course, you will acquire the skills to respond to the most common illness and accident situations requiring first aid.


After completing the course, the student

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Knows how to works as a primary nurse and knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Possesses basic knowledge related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Recognizes the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.


Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and recognizes changes in them.
• Knows how to observe/monitor and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR methods and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.

Psychology, 1 cr
• Understand the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Take into account the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

First aid, 1 cr
• Knows how to act independently based on evidence and give first aid in the most common illness and accident situations, taking into account the need for safety and emotional first aid.

Content (course unit)

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Primary nursing and the responsibility and principles of primary nursing.
• Aseptic and sustainable work in the nursing environment.
• Adherence to general cleanliness and orderliness during practice sessions.
• Considering and maintaining ergonomics for both the client and the nurse in nursing care.
• Acknowledging and addressing basic human needs.
• Rehabilitative nursing care as a method in daily activities.
• Finnish dietary recommendations.
• Recognizing and addressing the diversity of sexuality in nursing care and methods for discussing it.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.

Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Monitoring, measuring, and nursing assistance methods related to circulation, respiration, and temperature balance.
• ABCDE, NEWS and ISBAR methods in patient care and reporting.
• Pain assessment, the basics of pain and its management.
• Fundamentals of gas calculations.
• Guiding in various nursing situations.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.


Psychology, 1 cr
• Psychological reactions in crisis situations: illness, traumatic crises from the individual and community perspective.
• Health psychology in promoting client well-being: e.g. resilience, stress, state of alertness regulation, psychological self-regulation.
• Developmental psychology in promoting client well-being.

First aid, 1 cr
• Recognizing an emergency situation and alerting additional help.
• First aid for an unconscious person who has had a seizure.
• Basic CPR for children and adults, PPE-D (defibrillation).
• First aid for an accident patient.
• Mental first aid.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care and acting as a primary nurse.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Knows the basic information related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the fundamentals of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can recognize changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and secure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the meaning of ABCDE and NEWS methods and knows how to use them.
• Knows the basics of pain management.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.

Psychology: The Student
• Knows about the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Knows about the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows how to work according to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing and self-care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Has basic knowledge of patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic working methods in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing.
• Becomes skilled in guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can identify changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using basic nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management, such as pain monitoring, assessment, and basic pain management methods.
• Becomes skilled in face-to-face guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Psychology: The Student
• Can identify the link between psychological factors and client well-being
• Can identify issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Reflects on, justifies, and connects theoretical knowledge to practice.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Knows how to use various nursing assistance methods in problems related to adult thermoregulation and the respiratory and circulatory systems, and can justify their actions from a nursing perspective.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.

Psychology: The Student
• Recognize the link between psychological factors and client well-being in a variety of ways.
• Can identify a wide range of issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

First aid: pass/fail

Pass: The Student
• Can give evidence-based first aid on her/his own initiative in the most common cases of illnesses and accidents.
• Takes safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Considers the need for mental first aid.

Fail: The Student
• Is not able to give first aid on her/his own initiative.
• Is not able to validate the given first aid with evidence-based knowledge.
• Does not take safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Does not consider the need for mental first aid.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

During the course, you will dive into the world of nursing, where you will learn a diverse range of basic nursing skills as well as client interactions. You will learn how psychological factors affect the well-being and development of clients of different ages. During the course, you will acquire the skills to respond to the most common illness and accident situations requiring first aid.


After completing the course, the student

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Knows how to works as a primary nurse and knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Possesses basic knowledge related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Recognizes the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.


Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and recognizes changes in them.
• Knows how to observe/monitor and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR methods and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.

Psychology, 1 cr
• Understand the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Take into account the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

First aid, 1 cr
• Knows how to act independently based on evidence and give first aid in the most common illness and accident situations, taking into account the need for safety and emotional first aid.

Content (course unit)

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Primary nursing and the responsibility and principles of primary nursing.
• Aseptic and sustainable work in the nursing environment.
• Adherence to general cleanliness and orderliness during practice sessions.
• Considering and maintaining ergonomics for both the client and the nurse in nursing care.
• Acknowledging and addressing basic human needs.
• Rehabilitative nursing care as a method in daily activities.
• Finnish dietary recommendations.
• Recognizing and addressing the diversity of sexuality in nursing care and methods for discussing it.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.

Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Monitoring, measuring, and nursing assistance methods related to circulation, respiration, and temperature balance.
• ABCDE, NEWS and ISBAR methods in patient care and reporting.
• Pain assessment, the basics of pain and its management.
• Fundamentals of gas calculations.
• Guiding in various nursing situations.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.


Psychology, 1 cr
• Psychological reactions in crisis situations: illness, traumatic crises from the individual and community perspective.
• Health psychology in promoting client well-being: e.g. resilience, stress, state of alertness regulation, psychological self-regulation.
• Developmental psychology in promoting client well-being.

First aid, 1 cr
• Recognizing an emergency situation and alerting additional help.
• First aid for an unconscious person who has had a seizure.
• Basic CPR for children and adults, PPE-D (defibrillation).
• First aid for an accident patient.
• Mental first aid.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care and acting as a primary nurse.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Knows the basic information related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the fundamentals of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can recognize changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and secure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the meaning of ABCDE and NEWS methods and knows how to use them.
• Knows the basics of pain management.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.

Psychology: The Student
• Knows about the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Knows about the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows how to work according to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing and self-care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Has basic knowledge of patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic working methods in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing.
• Becomes skilled in guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can identify changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using basic nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management, such as pain monitoring, assessment, and basic pain management methods.
• Becomes skilled in face-to-face guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Psychology: The Student
• Can identify the link between psychological factors and client well-being
• Can identify issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Reflects on, justifies, and connects theoretical knowledge to practice.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Knows how to use various nursing assistance methods in problems related to adult thermoregulation and the respiratory and circulatory systems, and can justify their actions from a nursing perspective.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.

Psychology: The Student
• Recognize the link between psychological factors and client well-being in a variety of ways.
• Can identify a wide range of issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

First aid: pass/fail

Pass: The Student
• Can give evidence-based first aid on her/his own initiative in the most common cases of illnesses and accidents.
• Takes safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Considers the need for mental first aid.

Fail: The Student
• Is not able to give first aid on her/his own initiative.
• Is not able to validate the given first aid with evidence-based knowledge.
• Does not take safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Does not consider the need for mental first aid.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

During the course, you will dive into the world of nursing, where you will learn a diverse range of basic nursing skills as well as client interactions. You will learn how psychological factors affect the well-being and development of clients of different ages. During the course, you will acquire the skills to respond to the most common illness and accident situations requiring first aid.


After completing the course, the student

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Knows how to works as a primary nurse and knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Possesses basic knowledge related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Recognizes the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.


Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and recognizes changes in them.
• Knows how to observe/monitor and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR methods and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.

Psychology, 1 cr
• Understand the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Take into account the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

First aid, 1 cr
• Knows how to act independently based on evidence and give first aid in the most common illness and accident situations, taking into account the need for safety and emotional first aid.

Content (course unit)

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Primary nursing and the responsibility and principles of primary nursing.
• Aseptic and sustainable work in the nursing environment.
• Adherence to general cleanliness and orderliness during practice sessions.
• Considering and maintaining ergonomics for both the client and the nurse in nursing care.
• Acknowledging and addressing basic human needs.
• Rehabilitative nursing care as a method in daily activities.
• Finnish dietary recommendations.
• Recognizing and addressing the diversity of sexuality in nursing care and methods for discussing it.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.

Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Monitoring, measuring, and nursing assistance methods related to circulation, respiration, and temperature balance.
• ABCDE, NEWS and ISBAR methods in patient care and reporting.
• Pain assessment, the basics of pain and its management.
• Fundamentals of gas calculations.
• Guiding in various nursing situations.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.


Psychology, 1 cr
• Psychological reactions in crisis situations: illness, traumatic crises from the individual and community perspective.
• Health psychology in promoting client well-being: e.g. resilience, stress, state of alertness regulation, psychological self-regulation.
• Developmental psychology in promoting client well-being.

First aid, 1 cr
• Recognizing an emergency situation and alerting additional help.
• First aid for an unconscious person who has had a seizure.
• Basic CPR for children and adults, PPE-D (defibrillation).
• First aid for an accident patient.
• Mental first aid.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care and acting as a primary nurse.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Knows the basic information related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the fundamentals of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can recognize changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and secure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the meaning of ABCDE and NEWS methods and knows how to use them.
• Knows the basics of pain management.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.

Psychology: The Student
• Knows about the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Knows about the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows how to work according to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing and self-care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Has basic knowledge of patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic working methods in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing.
• Becomes skilled in guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can identify changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using basic nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management, such as pain monitoring, assessment, and basic pain management methods.
• Becomes skilled in face-to-face guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Psychology: The Student
• Can identify the link between psychological factors and client well-being
• Can identify issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Reflects on, justifies, and connects theoretical knowledge to practice.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Knows how to use various nursing assistance methods in problems related to adult thermoregulation and the respiratory and circulatory systems, and can justify their actions from a nursing perspective.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.

Psychology: The Student
• Recognize the link between psychological factors and client well-being in a variety of ways.
• Can identify a wide range of issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

First aid: pass/fail

Pass: The Student
• Can give evidence-based first aid on her/his own initiative in the most common cases of illnesses and accidents.
• Takes safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Considers the need for mental first aid.

Fail: The Student
• Is not able to give first aid on her/his own initiative.
• Is not able to validate the given first aid with evidence-based knowledge.
• Does not take safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Does not consider the need for mental first aid.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

During the course, you will dive into the world of nursing, where you will learn a diverse range of basic nursing skills as well as client interactions. You will learn how psychological factors affect the well-being and development of clients of different ages. During the course, you will acquire the skills to respond to the most common illness and accident situations requiring first aid.


After completing the course, the student

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Knows how to works as a primary nurse and knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Possesses basic knowledge related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Recognizes the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.


Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and recognizes changes in them.
• Knows how to observe/monitor and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR methods and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.

Psychology, 1 cr
• Understand the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Take into account the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

First aid, 1 cr
• Knows how to act independently based on evidence and give first aid in the most common illness and accident situations, taking into account the need for safety and emotional first aid.

Content (course unit)

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Primary nursing and the responsibility and principles of primary nursing.
• Aseptic and sustainable work in the nursing environment.
• Adherence to general cleanliness and orderliness during practice sessions.
• Considering and maintaining ergonomics for both the client and the nurse in nursing care.
• Acknowledging and addressing basic human needs.
• Rehabilitative nursing care as a method in daily activities.
• Finnish dietary recommendations.
• Recognizing and addressing the diversity of sexuality in nursing care and methods for discussing it.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.

Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Monitoring, measuring, and nursing assistance methods related to circulation, respiration, and temperature balance.
• ABCDE, NEWS and ISBAR methods in patient care and reporting.
• Pain assessment, the basics of pain and its management.
• Fundamentals of gas calculations.
• Guiding in various nursing situations.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.


Psychology, 1 cr
• Psychological reactions in crisis situations: illness, traumatic crises from the individual and community perspective.
• Health psychology in promoting client well-being: e.g. resilience, stress, state of alertness regulation, psychological self-regulation.
• Developmental psychology in promoting client well-being.

First aid, 1 cr
• Recognizing an emergency situation and alerting additional help.
• First aid for an unconscious person who has had a seizure.
• Basic CPR for children and adults, PPE-D (defibrillation).
• First aid for an accident patient.
• Mental first aid.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care and acting as a primary nurse.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Knows the basic information related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the fundamentals of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can recognize changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and secure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the meaning of ABCDE and NEWS methods and knows how to use them.
• Knows the basics of pain management.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.

Psychology: The Student
• Knows about the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Knows about the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows how to work according to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing and self-care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Has basic knowledge of patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic working methods in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing.
• Becomes skilled in guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can identify changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using basic nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management, such as pain monitoring, assessment, and basic pain management methods.
• Becomes skilled in face-to-face guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Psychology: The Student
• Can identify the link between psychological factors and client well-being
• Can identify issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Reflects on, justifies, and connects theoretical knowledge to practice.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Knows how to use various nursing assistance methods in problems related to adult thermoregulation and the respiratory and circulatory systems, and can justify their actions from a nursing perspective.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.

Psychology: The Student
• Recognize the link between psychological factors and client well-being in a variety of ways.
• Can identify a wide range of issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

First aid: pass/fail

Pass: The Student
• Can give evidence-based first aid on her/his own initiative in the most common cases of illnesses and accidents.
• Takes safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Considers the need for mental first aid.

Fail: The Student
• Is not able to give first aid on her/his own initiative.
• Is not able to validate the given first aid with evidence-based knowledge.
• Does not take safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Does not consider the need for mental first aid.

Exam schedules

Nursing 1 exam in Exam 7.11.-22.11.24
Nursing 2 exam in Exam 9.12.-16.12.24

Retake Nursing 1 and Nursing 2 in Exam 6-31.1.2025
If you need more than one retake contact your teacher.

Assessment methods and criteria

- Participation in the implementation orientation is mandatory.
-100% attendance during training classes (absence is compensated as agreed), active participation in classes.
-Preparing and doing assignments before practice lessons by getting to know things in theory. Approved performance of tasks within the given schedule.
-Approved performance in ensuring competence.
-
Arviointi
Nursing 1. Course-exam. Numeral valuation. 4 cr. Evaluation 0-5.
Nursing 2. Course-exam. Numeral valuation. 3 cr. Evaluation 0-5.
Skills lab, nursing 100% active attendance to all the skills stations in small groups. All prep tasks/assignments done before skills stations.
Skills lab, ergonomics 100% active attendance to all the skills stations in small groups. All prep tasks/assignments done before skills stations.
Psychology Oppimistehtävä tai tentti. 1 cr, Evaluation 0-5.
First aid 1 cr, Evaluation pass/fail.
First Aid:
- 100% active attendance to all the skills stations in small groups
- Participation in the implementation orientation is mandatory
- The Revitalization of the apprenticeship portal is done

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact, self-learning, small group work, flipped-learning, training classes, guided self-learning, Moodle-online working, group tasks, learning discussions, simulation, e-courses and e-tests.

Learning materials

Nursing 1:

Janice L. Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever. Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing.2018. 14th edition: Basic concepts in Nursing: Chapters Roles of the Nurse and Models of Nursing Care Delivery.;Critical Thinking,Ethical Decision making, and the Nursing Process: Chapter The Nursing Process;Health Education and Health Promotion: Chapters The Nursing Process in Patient Teaching and Health Promotion; From Chapter : Individual and Family considerations: Sub chapters: Loss and Grief, Death and Dying, and Chapter: Principles and practices of rehabilitation completely.

All the material provided by the teacher

Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing : A Systems Approach 2014.Brady, McCabe,& McCann.2014.Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.e-book.Part 1: Common Principles Underlying Medical and Surgical Nursing Practice
Chapters:1,4, 7,

Yoost& Crawford (2015) Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing : Active Learning for Collaborative Practice. Chapters 24, 29, 35, 36, 37

Nutrition: Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012. pages: https://www.ruokavirasto.fi/globalassets/teemat/terveytta-edistava-ruokavalio/ravitsemus--ja-ruokasuositukset/nordic-nutrition-recommendations-2012.pdf pages 1-41.

Nursing 2:

Janice L. Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever. Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing. 2018. 14th edition: Concepts and Challenges in Patient Management: Pain management. Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function: Assessment of Respiratory Function, Respiratory Care Modalities: Noninvasive Respiratory Therapies. Cardiovascular and Circulatory Function: Assessment of Cardiovascular Function.

NICE guideline: Hypertension in Adults Diagnosis and Management(August 2019) Parts 1.1-1.3 and only Lifestyle interventions from 1.4

Anne-Marie Brady, Catherine McCabe, and Margaret McCann. 2013 "Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing : A Systems Approach" eBook by John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Chapter 1: Principles of Nursing Assessment.pp:35-45.

All the material provided by the teachers.


Psychology:
-Lecture materials and Course book:
Weiner, I.B., Lerner, R.M., Easterbrooks, M.A. , Mistry, J. and Weiner I. 2012. Handbook of Psychology, Developmental Psychology. Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Chapters: II Infancy and Early Childhood, III Childhood
The book is available as an e-book through the Tuni library.


First aid:
Henna Korte ja Kristiina Myllyrinne, 2024. Ensiapu
Elvytys – Duodecim Oppiportti- verkkokurssi https://www.oppiportti.fi/op/dvk00068

Student workload

Total 8 cr x 27 h = 216 hours of study

Nursing 1 and 2: 12 h theory, 8 x 4 h small group work and contact hours. 145 h independent study.

Psychology: contact 7h, independent study 20h.

First aid:

8 h small group work. 19 h independent study
Independent work during skills training is possible at school in self-practice class. The self-practice class can be booked through the Pakki space reservation. Instructions for the self-training class can be found in the self-training class.

Completion alternatives

Nursing. If you are a community nurse, you can ask the course teacher about optional performance methods.

First aid. None.

Psychology. If a student has completed at least five psychology courses from upper secondary school, you can complete the psychology assignment. The task is explained in the orientation of the psychology section.

Practical training and working life cooperation

None

International connections

None

Further information

Training classes should include workwear and work shoes, as well as proper hygiene and appearance. Avoiding the use of strong fragrances.

The implementation plan can be updated before the orientation of the course.

Objectives (course unit)

During the course, you will dive into the world of nursing, where you will learn a diverse range of basic nursing skills as well as client interactions. You will learn how psychological factors affect the well-being and development of clients of different ages. During the course, you will acquire the skills to respond to the most common illness and accident situations requiring first aid.


After completing the course, the student

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Knows how to works as a primary nurse and knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Possesses basic knowledge related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Recognizes the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.


Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and recognizes changes in them.
• Knows how to observe/monitor and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR methods and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.

Psychology, 1 cr
• Understand the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Take into account the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

First aid, 1 cr
• Knows how to act independently based on evidence and give first aid in the most common illness and accident situations, taking into account the need for safety and emotional first aid.

Content (course unit)

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Primary nursing and the responsibility and principles of primary nursing.
• Aseptic and sustainable work in the nursing environment.
• Adherence to general cleanliness and orderliness during practice sessions.
• Considering and maintaining ergonomics for both the client and the nurse in nursing care.
• Acknowledging and addressing basic human needs.
• Rehabilitative nursing care as a method in daily activities.
• Finnish dietary recommendations.
• Recognizing and addressing the diversity of sexuality in nursing care and methods for discussing it.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.

Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Monitoring, measuring, and nursing assistance methods related to circulation, respiration, and temperature balance.
• ABCDE, NEWS and ISBAR methods in patient care and reporting.
• Pain assessment, the basics of pain and its management.
• Fundamentals of gas calculations.
• Guiding in various nursing situations.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.


Psychology, 1 cr
• Psychological reactions in crisis situations: illness, traumatic crises from the individual and community perspective.
• Health psychology in promoting client well-being: e.g. resilience, stress, state of alertness regulation, psychological self-regulation.
• Developmental psychology in promoting client well-being.

First aid, 1 cr
• Recognizing an emergency situation and alerting additional help.
• First aid for an unconscious person who has had a seizure.
• Basic CPR for children and adults, PPE-D (defibrillation).
• First aid for an accident patient.
• Mental first aid.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care and acting as a primary nurse.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Knows the basic information related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the fundamentals of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can recognize changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and secure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the meaning of ABCDE and NEWS methods and knows how to use them.
• Knows the basics of pain management.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.

Psychology: The Student
• Knows about the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Knows about the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows how to work according to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing and self-care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Has basic knowledge of patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic working methods in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing.
• Becomes skilled in guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can identify changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using basic nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management, such as pain monitoring, assessment, and basic pain management methods.
• Becomes skilled in face-to-face guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Psychology: The Student
• Can identify the link between psychological factors and client well-being
• Can identify issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Reflects on, justifies, and connects theoretical knowledge to practice.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Knows how to use various nursing assistance methods in problems related to adult thermoregulation and the respiratory and circulatory systems, and can justify their actions from a nursing perspective.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.

Psychology: The Student
• Recognize the link between psychological factors and client well-being in a variety of ways.
• Can identify a wide range of issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

First aid: pass/fail

Pass: The Student
• Can give evidence-based first aid on her/his own initiative in the most common cases of illnesses and accidents.
• Takes safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Considers the need for mental first aid.

Fail: The Student
• Is not able to give first aid on her/his own initiative.
• Is not able to validate the given first aid with evidence-based knowledge.
• Does not take safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Does not consider the need for mental first aid.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

During the course, you will dive into the world of nursing, where you will learn a diverse range of basic nursing skills as well as client interactions. You will learn how psychological factors affect the well-being and development of clients of different ages. During the course, you will acquire the skills to respond to the most common illness and accident situations requiring first aid.


After completing the course, the student

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Knows how to works as a primary nurse and knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Possesses basic knowledge related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Recognizes the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.


Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and recognizes changes in them.
• Knows how to observe/monitor and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR methods and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management.
• Become trained in the patient guidance.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities.

Psychology, 1 cr
• Understand the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Take into account the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

First aid, 1 cr
• Knows how to act independently based on evidence and give first aid in the most common illness and accident situations, taking into account the need for safety and emotional first aid.

Content (course unit)

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• Primary nursing and the responsibility and principles of primary nursing.
• Aseptic and sustainable work in the nursing environment.
• Adherence to general cleanliness and orderliness during practice sessions.
• Considering and maintaining ergonomics for both the client and the nurse in nursing care.
• Acknowledging and addressing basic human needs.
• Rehabilitative nursing care as a method in daily activities.
• Finnish dietary recommendations.
• Recognizing and addressing the diversity of sexuality in nursing care and methods for discussing it.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.

Nursing 2, 3 cr
• Monitoring, measuring, and nursing assistance methods related to circulation, respiration, and temperature balance.
• ABCDE, NEWS and ISBAR methods in patient care and reporting.
• Pain assessment, the basics of pain and its management.
• Fundamentals of gas calculations.
• Guiding in various nursing situations.
• Active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group.


Psychology, 1 cr
• Psychological reactions in crisis situations: illness, traumatic crises from the individual and community perspective.
• Health psychology in promoting client well-being: e.g. resilience, stress, state of alertness regulation, psychological self-regulation.
• Developmental psychology in promoting client well-being.

First aid, 1 cr
• Recognizing an emergency situation and alerting additional help.
• First aid for an unconscious person who has had a seizure.
• Basic CPR for children and adults, PPE-D (defibrillation).
• First aid for an accident patient.
• Mental first aid.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows the principles of individual responsibility in nursing care and acting as a primary nurse.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic and ecological principles.
• Knows the basic information related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing.
• Knows the fundamentals of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing care.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can recognize changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and secure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the meaning of ABCDE and NEWS methods and knows how to use them.
• Knows the basics of pain management.
• Recognizes the significance of patient guidance situations.
• Has participated in small group work.

Psychology: The Student
• Knows about the link between psychological factors and client well-being.
• Knows about the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Knows how to work according to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing and self-care.
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Has basic knowledge of patient's daily activities and assistance methods.
• Knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing.
• Knows the principles of ergonomic working methods in nursing.
• Knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition.
• Understands the importance of considering the patient's sexuality in nursing.
• Becomes skilled in guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Nursing 2: The Student
• Knows how to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically.
• Understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can identify changes in them.
• Knows how to observe and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using basic nursing assistance methods.
• Understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR and knows how to use them.
• Understands the basics of pain management, such as pain monitoring, assessment, and basic pain management methods.
• Becomes skilled in face-to-face guidance situations.
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups.

Psychology: The Student
• Can identify the link between psychological factors and client well-being
• Can identify issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Nursing 1: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Reflects on, justifies, and connects theoretical knowledge to practice.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.


Nursing 2: The Student
• Excels in working according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability.
• Knows how to use various nursing assistance methods in problems related to adult thermoregulation and the respiratory and circulatory systems, and can justify their actions from a nursing perspective.
• Knows how to work using basic clinical nursing skills.
• Knows how to consider and adhere to the principles of individual responsibility in nursing.
• Takes active responsibility for their own learning and working in a small group and commits to a goal-oriented problem-solving process with the small group.

Psychology: The Student
• Recognize the link between psychological factors and client well-being in a variety of ways.
• Can identify a wide range of issues related to the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

First aid: pass/fail

Pass: The Student
• Can give evidence-based first aid on her/his own initiative in the most common cases of illnesses and accidents.
• Takes safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Considers the need for mental first aid.

Fail: The Student
• Is not able to give first aid on her/his own initiative.
• Is not able to validate the given first aid with evidence-based knowledge.
• Does not take safety into consideration when giving first aid.
• Does not consider the need for mental first aid.

Assessment scale

0-5